This section of the website is part of the Web Communities for Statistics and Social Innovation (Web-COSI) project (funded by the European Commission) that is designed to improve people's engagement with 'beyond GDP' statistics.

This report argues that a harmonisation of the measurement systems is needed.
Several types of convergence are identified: conceptual convergence (of the
terms and definition used), horizontal convergence (at a single measurement
level such as national, regional, company and product levels) and vertical
convergence (convergence between measurement levels).

Istat, as e-Frame coordinator, has been in charge of the communication strategy of the project and thus responsible for setting up and maintaining the ensuing tools. In this report the strategy of communication will be illustrated starting from the rationale symbolised by the logo. Then the
description of the brochure, addressed to a wider public for a prompt visibility of the project
objectives, will follow as well as the illustration of the website, conceived as an interactive tool to
engage users in the on-going activity and to disseminate the project outputs. Apart from the above tools, during the 30 months of the project, many other communication activities have been carried out and this report will list the most relevant ones. Finally, e-Frame project has to release Policy Briefs aimed to provide orientation of the project main outcomes.

This study of political engagement by young South Africans paints a picture of a youth who are politically interested and astute. They have moved beyond the adulation of a ‘miracle’ South Africa that followed liberalisation and the early democratic elections. They have been experiencing many of the fruits of democracy, yet they are frequently caught in a trap of poor qualifications and unemployment. They feel indebted to those who liberated them and the country, and look to government to make things right in their present-day lives. This ‘now generation’ aspires to the fast and glamorous life, yet battles with their party patrons for attention and an assured place in the queue for jobs.